Healing the Hospital Kermit Podcasts

This episode’s Hospital Healer is Matthew Grennan, PhD. He is an Associate Professor and Faculty Co-Director of the Robinson Life Science, Business, and Entrepreneurship Program at the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Grennan is an expert on the economics of health care markets, products, and organizations. Recently, his research has focused on economics related to medically implanted devices and how hospitals purchase from the manufacturers. (2:46 – 43:06)
(0:15 – 2:45): Host Rich Palarea shares thoughts on the recent wildfires in Maui.
(2:46 – 43:06): Matthew Grennan, PhD. joins the podcast to discuss his work and research in healthcare economics, including how he landed in the field. Dr. Grennan shares his view on data, analytics, and data science, and talks about his upcoming publications.  
(43:07 – 53:57): Rich recaps the interview with Dr. Grennan by having a conversation with Steve Kammar, Kermit’s in-house data scientist. Steve has spent decades in healthcare supply chain, most recently as the Director of Supply Chain at MedStar Health in Maryland. Kammar shares how the topics Matt Grennan spoke about relates to the work he does today for Kermit and their clients.   
Links:
Matt Grennan’s Bio - https://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/matthew-grennan/
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This episode’s Hospital Healer is Angie Haggard. Angie is the CEO of RDA Healthcare Supply Chain Services. RDA provides supply chain optimization, operation standardization, and interim management services. Now, RDA is offering training courses to teach the basics of healthcare supply chain to those new to the industry. (2:22 – 35:22)
(0:15 – 2:21): Host Rich Palarea records on International Women’s Day and looks back on some of the past Hospital Healers. Rich also highlights two new LinkedIn groups aimed to serve as a community for women in two specific healthcare departments.
(2:22 – 35:22): Angie Haggard joins Healing the Hospital to discuss the current state of healthcare supply chain, how it got that way, and what we can all do to solve some of these problems. Angie also unveils a brand-new training course aimed to give those new to healthcare supply chain the fundamentals.
(35:23 – 40:80): Rich recaps the interview with Angie by sharing some anecdotes he learned from some Kermit employees about when they first started in healthcare. Rich also shares an exclusive offer for Healing the Hospital listeners regarding RDA’s new courses. To claim the offer, purchase at the link below and mention that you heard about the course on the Healing the Hospital Podcast.  
Links:
Women in Healthcare Supply Chain (WIHSC) LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12738385/
Women in Healthcare Finance (WIHF) LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12733363/
Angie Haggard’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angie-a-haggard-1011901/
RDA’s Training Course: https://www.rdahealthcare.net/training
Nominate a Hospital Healer – www.kermitppi.com/healingthehospital
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This episode’s Hospital Healer is Suzi Collins, CMRP. Suzi is the Market Director of Supply Chain for Steward Health Care’s Arizona locations. (2:21 – 31:36)
In the healthcare supply chain community, Suzi has made a name for herself by creating engaging content that tackles the mundane yet important aspects of health care supply chain. Her goal with creating this content: to attract the next generation of talent into the industry. Suzi has gone as far as to leverage TikTok in an effort to connect with teens.
Despite the trials and tribulations of the pandemic years, Suzi calls them the proudest years of her career. She believes the pandemic elevated supply chain and now is the time to keep that momentum.
Suzi wants all healthcare supply chain professionals to keep their foot on the gas!
(0:15 – 2:21): Host Rich Palarea marvels about this episode’s Hospital Healer’s dedication to impacting an industry in a way that she may never see the outcome of herself.  
(2:21 – 31:36): Suzi Collins joins Healing the Hospital for an interview and discusses her career and expertise, what the pandemic looked like for healthcare supply chain, and why it is important for her to continue to elevate the healthcare supply chain industry … even if it takes making TikToks to do it!
(31:36– 44:20): Kermit Strategic Advisor Lisa Hudson-Ventura joins Rich to discuss the interview with Suzi and adds insight into how a hospital supply chain can leverage LEAN thinking to improve processes.
Links:
Suzi Collins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzi-collins-cmrp-03824611/
Suzi Collins TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@suzicollinscmrp
Lisa Hudson-Ventura LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-hudson-3a4a5812/
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This episode’s Hospital Healer is JoAnn Ioannou, Sr. Adviser to the President for Strategic Initiatives at Johns Hopkins Health System and former Chief Nursing Officer at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. (3:55 – 32:00)
JoAnn is a talented and dedicated healthcare leader who was previously named one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s 50 Hospital and Health System CNOs to Know.
With leadership experience in both a community medical center as well as a large, world-renown academic health system, JoAnn has a unique perspective on the roles each play in our health ecosystem and what they need to heal.
JoAnn also has an experience that is becoming far too common for hospital leadership: leading under the impacts of a paralyzing ransomware attack.
Learn about the realities JoAnn faced from this attack, how her and her team kept patient care at the forefront, and what other hospital leaders can do to be prepared in the event it happens to their organization.
(0:15 – 3:55): Host Rich Palarea talks about the gruesome realities of malware attacks on hospitals and health system in recent years.  
(3:55 – 32:00): JoAnn Ioannou joins Healing the Hospital for an interview and discusses her career, the roles of community medical centers and academic medical systems, and the challenges of leading during a pandemic AND a ransomware attack.
(32:00 – 54:00): Kermit VP of Technology Mike Jackman reacts to JoAnn’s interview and gives practical tips for hospitals and suppliers to prepare and prevent a malware attack.
Links:
October - Cyber Security Awareness Mo: https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity-awareness-month
CISA Healthcare Website: https://www.cisa.gov/stopransomware/healthcare-and-public-health-sector
Becker's Health IT report on hospital ransomware attacks: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/before-commonspirit-health-9-other-healthcare-ransomware-attacks-in-2022.html
JoAnn Ioannou:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/joann-ioannou-24807712/
Nominate a Hospital Healer – www.kermitppi.com/healingthehospital
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This episode’s Hospital Healer is Justin Poulin, founder, CEO, and host of four leading healthcare podcasts: Transmission Control, Power Supply, First Case, and Beyond Clean. (3:35 – 30:53)
Justin works to highlight problems and promote solutions in key areas within the hospital, interviewing experts and providing thoughtful content that serves to build a strong community. 
Learn about what Justin believes are the qualities all Hospital Healers should have, the key issues facing hospitals today, and his ideas on how to begin to solve some of these problems. 
(0:15 – 3:35): Host Rich Palarea provides statistics that paint the picture of the dire situation facing America’s hospitals.
(3:35 – 30:53): Justin Poulin joins Healing the Hospital for an interview and discusses how hospitals can heal from the inside to the outside.
(30:35 – 35:40): Kermit CGO Tom Dougherty recaps Justin Poulin’s interview with Rich.
Links:
Half of the hospitals will post an operating loss: https://www.aha.org/special-bulletin/2022-09-15-new-report-highlights-financial-challenges-facing-hospitals-are  
CEOs that have left this year: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/more-hospital-ceos-exit-as-labor-challenges-persist.html
HEP Annual Meeting: www.hepfund.com 
Kaveh Savafi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavehsafavi/  
Connect with Justin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/podcasting/
Nominate a Hospital Healer: www.kermitppi.com/healingthehospital
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In this quick mini-episode, Healing the Hospital host and Kermit CEO Rich Palarea outlines the dire situation nearly all American hospitals are currently facing and shares the idea behind promoting Hospital Healers and their solutions through podcasting. 
As hospitals continue to heal us, the question arises: Who will heal our hospitals?